Sentence Structure Examples
Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.
Compound Sentence
Georgia really wanted a chocolate bar, but she didn't have any money.
Compound Sentence
I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.
Compound Sentence
Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun.
Balanced Sentence
After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.
Complex Sentence
Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying.
Complex Sentence
The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing.
Complex Sentence
The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
Complex Sentence
The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
Complex Sentence
The town where I grew up is in the New Zealand.
Complex Sentence
The woman who called my mum sells cosmetics.
Complex Sentence
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
Complex Sentence
Attached is a copy of the file.
Inverted Sentence
In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit.
Inverted Sentence
Miss Peters her name is.
Inverted Sentence
Never have I been more insulted!
Inverted Sentence
Not until the seventeenth century did the fork appear in England.
Inverted Sentence
Seldom has my boss been so upset!
Inverted Sentence
Like father, like son.
Short/minor Sentence
Not right now.
Short/minor Sentence
Not that.
Short/minor Sentence
Wow!
Short/minor Sentence
Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.
Simple Sentence
Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon.
Simple Sentence
Some students like to study in the mornings.
Simple Sentence